HOLA!

Welcome back to this (I hope to be) amazing story!

I got off track for a long while and I'm sad to say that I'm not sorry for it, because life can do that to anyone. And now I think it's time for me to start writing again.

I took a break for a while and instead of going back to writing, I decided to read other stories on for new inspiration for my own stories.

Kai: Blah Blah Blah, will you just get to the story

Ray: kai, be nice, he's writing a story about us

Kai: yeah… after 2 or 3 years

Whatever on with the story…. Meanies

Narrator Prov

All across the states to New York City, in a beautiful room at 6:39pm on Tuesday, September 21st, 2012.

Ray looked out the huge window that covered the entire wall facing a great view of the city and horizon on the 31st floor penthouse. He lay on the couch staring at the ceiling for the past twenty minutes and had no idea what to do now. The BBA reunion tournament was going to start in just a week, and everyone has to check in with their old teams in just a few days or not come at all. Ray knew Tyson would be there and would drag max along with him also, Kenny may make the time to be in and out, but he didn't know about kai.

Kai and Ray dated briefly for about five months and things were going very well the first four, but as the fifth came, they both saw differences happening between them. Ray didn't want to blade or return to the village, so he stayed with kai and randomly applied for different things in Russia. A talent scout recommended ray for modeling and his career took off from there. Kai took over the family business, and while trying to save the business's name from ruin from accusation of working with tyrants and illegal projects, he paid less and less attention to ray. And of course as ray booked more jobs the more popular he got. Everyone saw what was happening but they thought the two would find common ground sooner or later and talk it out; find a compromise to spend more time with one another. But when they finally did decide to sit down and talk, the talk turned into an argument about whose fault was it that their relationship wasn't working. Kai blamed ray for not paying attention and being ditsy, flirty, slutty, stupid, and not the man he fell in love with. Out of anger ray threw the hard covered book, that kai had been reading "The Giver", at his head then said "I hate you, you heartless asshole!" and left slamming the door of the mansion. Ray left everything there and never went back. (Date of break-up: June 6th 2007) He moved to New York (June 10th 2007) and never spoke a word to kai since. He focused on his career and started dating in the business. He's now besties with tala, since he also takes jobs in modeling but he also works with kai; but that's a subject they never bring up luckily.

Ray is not that close anymore with any of the other teams, like the white tigers or his own. He now has a boyfriend, Damien Tenner, an American sports and fragrance model that he has been dating for about three years since October 31st 2009 (Anniversary is on September 30th, I don't know how these work, so I just set a date),Who he cooks with and also teaches how to cook. His restaurant "R.K. Culinary Antique" is doing very well along with all ten others that he owns. And he seems completely happy with where he is right now in life, but old feelings and memories are hard to bury no matter how hard you try; which he realizes as he lies on the couch twirling the beautiful antique gold yin-yang locket, that kai had bought him for their two month anniversary after ray couldn't stop staring at it for some unknown reason.

(Damien is played by Sean Faris)

Ray has basically become a social outcast in the bey-world. He is still mentioned like all the others like the others as one of the greats. Talked about in magazines and television, and you know how rumors can spread from someone's mouth and all the way around the world any way possible.

He has changed so much that even he doesn't see it. He hangs around more high classed people, very rich and very snobby. His boyfriend is kind to him, but mean to others not of his breeding or worth anything financially or not well connected. He has a new group of friends (not including tala) and all five of them attend extravagant parties, charities, auctions, and society meetings at the Delatone Clair Country Club. In this club he is basically the Queen or prince as he perfers, second head of the main group, and his boyfriend is the King. So now he has basically become a model, with a new sophisticated outlook on life now. And he has now accomplished his goal by changing himself completely and not going back to the way he used to be, so that he never faces the pain again. No longer being as nice and as trusting as he used to be, and has built a few strong walls around his heart for a certain someone when he faces him again after 4/5 years.

How will everyone react to his new life, and what ray calls himself to be…perfect?

Ray's Mind Prov

"What am I going to do about this situation?"

"Just forget about those rejects! You have a new life…a new love. Don't mess up this life we have built together for those old team mates of yours!"

"What are you talking about we and their not rejects, they used to be my friends."

"Yes, but that's all in the past and you wanted to get away from him. And you were way too weak to do it by yourself so I had to help you."

"I appreciate your help, but I didn't need you to stay…"

"Yes you did! You needed me; otherwise you would've gone back to kai and that pathetic group of unimportant, uneducated twats! This is why you need me; you have no idea how long ago when you almost made the decision that would've put you back as a fading athlete for spinning tops and death row. You created me whether you like or not, your life is my life and I will not let you screw it up for me. I have given you more fans, a boyfriend, new friends, and a better life style and you aren't taking it away from me!"

"Now you listen to me, I don't know who you think you are, but you're definitely not me and the last four years of my life haven't been my decisions they've all been yours! Your right I never wanted to leave him, you made me. You made me leave my friends, family, and the love of my life! Why are you doing this?"

"Because I was made to, by your inner demons, and found a way to the surface. I'm opposite you in almost every way. And believe it or not, I want the best for you, and my decisions are making that possible…you are me and I am you…I love you Ray."

"I understand…I love you too….Katherine"

Ray Prov

As I opened my eyes in the mirror and saw them turn from mahogany red to golden yellow, I knew I was myself again, and that Katherine was asleep or resting for now. I have now accepted that I have an alter ego, her name is Katherine and she may have been created by me, unintentionally, but I don't know why I can't or won't get rid of her.

Even if I tried, Katherine is much smarter, stronger, and way twisted when she has to be. I may just have to accept the fact that she will always be there. But life hasn't been so bad since she arrived, I have this amazing new life and it doesn't seem that bad.

"Maybe…maybe this is for the best, I don't want my heart broken again when I go back for the tournament…and she is strong enough to handle him, better than I ever could or will."

Staring at my reflection in the window as it doubled and slightly nodded at me, agreeing with me.

"Is this really ok?"

"I'll be there with you every step of the way, just like I have for the past four years protecting you…I love you."

"I love you too."

END

Thank you for reading and hope you'll be back for more, I'm just getting started.

Ray: does this mean I'm crazy?

Kai: probably, I mean you broke up with me; you'd have to be crazy to do that.

Ray: you're so full of yourself

Katherine: boys calm down, the games just begun

Link for the Necklace: 000/0/5658922/il_570xN.